Foran's Marissa Bruno bobbles the toss to her as Masuk's Lauren Middlesmass gets to second safely, during Class L softball finals action in West Haven, Conn. on Wednesday June 12, 2013.
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Foran's Danielle Kemp is called safe at home plate, during Class L softball finals action in West Haven, Conn. on Wednesday June 12, 2013. Trying to tag Kemp out is Masuk catcher Kayla Crisci.
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Foran pitcher Jessica Harkness, left, and catcher Danielle Kemp confer with each other on the mound, during Class L softball finals action against Masuk in West Haven, Conn. on Wednesday June 12, 2013.
Photo: Christian Abraham

WEST HAVEN -- Ashley Fedor had seen this one before. No matter how implausible the story sounded, the Masuk senior knew how it was going to end: with a softball state championship for the Panthers.

Fedor's two-out, two-run single capped the Panthers' three-run rally in the seventh to beat Foran 3-2 in Wednesday's Class L final at Biondi Field. Top-ranked Masuk finished 27-0 with the school's fourth state title and first since 2008.

Masuk pitcher Tatum Buckley didn't give up a hit until two were out in the top of the seventh, but a couple of aggressive Foran plays in the fourth and seventh built the eighth-seeded Lions (22-6) a 2-0 lead with the bottom of the Panthers order due up.

That's when Fedor told the team about the June 3 Women's College World Series game between Tennessee and Oklahoma. The Sooners trailed by three in the bottom of the 11th with the bottom of their order coming to bat.

"We are Oklahoma," she told Masuk.

Masuk didn't quite follow the script. Oklahoma tied it but needed the 12th to win. The Panthers finished it in the seventh.

"She's the best leader I've ever played with," Buckley said. "She got us going in that last inning."

Foran had two chances to end the game -- a fielder's choice flip to second on Buckley's ground ball and Steph Appelberg's ensuing fly ball to left -- but committed errors.

"We didn't make plays. That's the way it goes," Foran coach Jeff Bevino said. "It's really disheartening. I'm really, really sick for these girls. I can't find words. Hats off to Masuk for not quitting."

The rally started with Brittany DaMota's leadoff single, her second hit but just the Panthers' fourth off Jess Harkness. Harkness got a strikeout and a fielder's choice to bring up Buckley, whose own ground ball to second could've ended things.

"I was just hoping for the best," said Buckley, who arrived at first to see Lauren Middlemass slide in at second as the ball popped loose.

Appelberg's fly ball fell, allowing Middlemass to score. With pinch runners Jana Migliaro at third and Hailey Kobza at second, Fedor grounded a 2-1 pitch up the middle. It ticked just off the end of the glove of second baseman Ashley Mendillo, diving to her right. Both runners scored as the ball trickled into center field.

"If you don't make plays, you don't get breaks," Jeff Bevino said. "I'm just sad for the girls."

Foran scored in the fourth; Dani Kemp walked, stole second, took third on Marissa Bruno's bunt and scored on Fallon Bevino's suicide squeeze.

Mendillo reached on a two-out error in the seventh, stole second and scored on Gina Georgetti's single, making the Panthers' rally just that much more improbable.